Title :
Optical damage resistance of ion-implanted LiNbO3 waveguides
Author :
Glavas, E. ; Townsend, Paul D. ; Droungas, G. ; Dorey, M. ; Wong, Kenneth K.Y. ; Allen, Lindsay
Author_Institution :
University of Sussex, School of Mathematical & Physical Sciences, Brighton, UK
Abstract :
The letter reports the first data for optical damage studies of ion-implanted planar waveguides in LiNbO3. No optical damage was detected at visible laser wavelengths using laser sources of up to 5 W. In a comparison of ion-implanted and Ti-diffused waveguides the optical damage threshold for the ion-implanted guides is at least 100 times greater.
Keywords :
ion implantation; lithium compounds; optical waveguides; 5 W; ion-implanted LiNbO3 waveguides; ion-implanted planar waveguides; optical damage resistance; optical damage studies; visible laser wavelengths;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19870053
